What you need to know about Mariacarla Boscono

Meet the icon who has been on top of the game for over 20 years.

05 December 2017

PHOTO: Harriet MacSween

Mariacarla Boscono is evergreen. Since making her debut on the Comme des Garçons runway in 1997, the Italian beauty has managed to stay just as relevant and in demand as she was as a fresh-faced 16-year-old. The 37-year-old is still one of the brightest shining stars in modelling, and her enchanting dark eyes have captivated all the industry heavyweights – from designers Riccardo Tisci and Karl Lagerfeld to editor Carine Roitfeld and photographer Tim Walker. So, it's no surprise that model directory MODELS.com encourages everyone to take a bow.

This winter, she stars alongside Nicki Minaj, Anna Ewers and Charlee Fraser in H&M's magical holiday campaign. Obviously, we had to ask her to spill some of her secrets.

MY FAVOURITE PHOTOGRAPHER IS…
"I have worked with far too many amazing artists to have to point out one specific name... It’s impossible!"

IN MY CAREER, I AM MOST PROUD OVER…
"I'm proud of everything that I have experienced; the good and the not so good. It’s part of life’s endless lessons. I always want to learn more."

I'm a terrible singer and painfully shy.

Why Mariacarla Boscono never sings karaoke.

MY CREATIVE OUTLET IS…
"I take pictures and work them to my visual preference, but no one ever gets to look at them. They're for my eyes only!"

MY MODEL ICON IS…
"I have so many! I appreciate all the girls in different ways. Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell, Gisele Bündchen, Kristen McMenamy, Stella Tennant, Natalia Vodianova – they all have a very special magic that makes all of us dream."

MY BEAUTY SECRET IS…
"Happiness."

MY SECRET TALENT IS…
"I can play a bit of polo, as I grew up with my brother who is a professional polo player."

THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF BEING A MODEL IS…
"The constant travelling and being away from my daughter."

MY GO-TO SONG AT KARAOKE IS…
"I will NEVER sing karaoke! I'm a terrible singer and painfully shy!"

THE QUALITY I LIKE MOST IN OTHER PEOPLE IS…
"Kindness, education, irony."

I SMELL LIKE…
"I smell good... that’s what I’ve been told!"

MY FAVOURITE OFF-DUTY LOOK IS…
"Nothing."

RIGHT NOW, I AM OBSESSED WITH…
"Right now I'm on holiday, so I'm really trying not to be obsessed with anything!"

ONE THING ON MY BUCKET LIST IS…
"Travelling more and more."

THE BEST BEAUTY TIP I’VE EVER RECEIVED IS…
"I have received so many but I follow zero!"

I have received so many but I follow zero.

Mariacarla Boscono on the beauty tips she has received.

ONE MYTH ABOUT MODELS I WOULD LIKE TO BUST IS …
"That we live a very easy life. NOT TRUE!"

MY FAVOURITE RESTAURANT IS…
"Settimio, in Rome."

SOMEONE I STALK ON INSTAGRAM IS…
"No one! I struggle to keep up with my own!"

THE BEST LIFE ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED IS…
"Live in the moment."

POST-MODELLING, I WOULD LIKE TO…
"Just chill."

MY CHILDHOOD NICKNAME WAS…
"Olivia."

BEING A MODEL, I’VE LEARNT…
"To be strong and never give up."

MY FAVOURITE TV SHOW IS…
"I don't really watch TV."

RIGHT NOW, I AM READING…
"Sigmund Freud’s The Interpretation of Dreams."

MY GOAL IN LIFE IS…
"To live happily and fulfilled and to appreciate every single breath."

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MARIACARLA BOSCONO

BORN: 1980 in Rome

DISCOVERED: When she was out eating with her family and friends and one of her parents' friends, a photographer, encouraged her to give modelling a try.